The British Administrators In India Amassed A Wealth Of Information About Their Colony And Analysed It With Care. They Were Particularly Interested To Acquaint Themselves With The Men Of Influence, Especially The Princes And Landlords. They Were, After All, The Pillars Of The Raj.The Golden Book Of India Is A Work Of Considerable Value, Particularly Because It Shed Light On Not Just The Princes And Nobles But Also A Number Of Poets And Writers. Thus We Have A Biographical Entry On The Delhi-Based Writer-Historian, Maulvi Zakaullah.

Select Hymns devoted to various deities, with descriptive notes, transliteration and translated into English by an authority on the subject. Perhaps the best book about the Vedas for the lay educated reader-Hymns of Agni, Indra, Varuna, Soma, Ashvins, Ushas, Yama, Mandukas, Pitaras, Purusha Sukta, Creation, Gambler etc.

This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

From the bestselling middle grade series, a chapter book about a mouse journalist searching for a missing computer, plus a bonus short mystery and jokes. Grandfather William was throwing me, Geronimo Stilton, a party—it had been ten years since I published my first book! He wanted me to write a new book especially for the occasion. Then my laptop was stolen right from under my snout. Cheese niblets, how terrible! Could my friends and I find my computer and print my book all in time for the party? BONUS! After the story, read an extra Mini Mystery adventure: The Lake Monster. When a mysterious monster is sighted in a lake on Mouse Island, Geronimo is called in to investigate! But can he figure out this creature’s secret? PLUS cheesy jokes galore! Praise for Geronimo Stilton’s books: “Lightning pace and full-color design will hook kids in a flash.” —Publishers Weekly

Habitat and behavior of sharks and whales.